Queens pizza: Best slices and pies in the NYC borough

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Meghan Koines, who owns Brother’s with her husband Dennis, compared the pizzeria to the “Cheers” bar where everyone knows your name. And one regular is known to virtually everyone — Alec Baldwin stops into Brother’s Pizzeria every so often and he always sits at the counter to mingle with fellow patrons, according to Meghan.

Dennis, a Fresh Meadows native, started working at the pizzeria as a deliveryman when he was 17, and he’s been there ever since. In 2010, the original owner was looking to retire and passed the pizzeria to the couple. But while its owners changed, the recipe has remained the same for more than 50 years, Meghan said, highlighting the $2.75 classic slice as a must try. “We have a lot of people who grew up in the neighborhood and then move out, and we’re the first stop when they land at JFK or LaGuardia,” she said. (185-04 Horace Harding Expwy., Fresh Meadows, 718-445-7888)

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Born and raised in Whitestone, Rich Ejnes now runs his father Phil’s pizzeria in Flushing. “We keep it nice and plain, and that’s how we do it,” Ejnes said, adding that Pizza Garden has used the same ingredients for the 58 years that it has been in business.

Choose from 18 specialty pies available in both mini and regular, full-sized pies. Ejnes said the spicy buffalo pizza, complete with chicken tossed in Buffalo sauce, chopped red onions and mozzarella, is very popular. Pictured above is our Pizza Garden recommendation for someone checking out this spot for the first time; it’s a made-to-order mini penne alla vodka pizza with copious amounts of cheese and a sweet, creamy vodka sauce for $8.50. A regular slice here will set you back $2.75. (171-01 Northern Blvd., Flushing, 718-461-5151, pizzagarden.com)
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Ugo Mattei, who’s originally from Naples, opened Basil Brick Oven Pizza in 2011. The pizzeria uses 00 flour imported from Italy, a lighter, higher quality flour that pairs well with fresh ingredients like the San Marzano tomatoes, sea salt, fresh mozzarella and olive oil used at the restaurant. “All natural fermentation, that’s the trick,” Mattei said of how the pizza dough is prepared before it’s topped and put inside the restaurant’s wood-burning brick oven. Basil Brick Oven Pizza offers 29 different personal pizzas (no slices), but we recommend the “BASIL” pizza, pictured, complete with pesto sauce, fresh mozzarella, oven-baked rosemary potatoes, pine nuts, extra-virgin olive oil and of course, basil. The 12-inch pizzas range in price from $11 to $20. (28-17 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, 718-204-1205, Basil Brick Oven Pizza)
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Gaby’s Pizza was founded by Orlando Correale and brothers John, Guerrino and Stefano LoGuidice in 1964. Now, Correale runs it with Guerrino LoGuidice.

What separates Gaby’s from other pizzerias? “We use the best products and we do everything with love,” Andre LoGiudice, Guerrino’s son, who works at the pizzeria, said. The regular slice for $2.90 reigns at Gaby’s; don’t leave Queens Village without indulging in at least one of these slices. (204-23 Hillside Ave., Queens Village, 718-740-9716, gabyspizza.com)

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This pizza house, in business since 1959, was founded by Ramiz Dani, of Albania, who died in 2000; now, it’s run by his son, Sabri, and his grandson, also named Ramiz.

The younger Ramiz said that Dani’s House of Pizza prioritizes its customers and making fresh pizza. Don’t leave this spot without trying a large, but thin, crispy regular slice for $3.00. And they’re open late — you can score a slice from Dani’s until 3 or 4 a.m. every day but Monday or Tuesday, when it closes at 1 a.m. (81-28 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens, 718-846-2849, danishouseofpizza.com)
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New Park Pizza, which has been in business for more than 60 years, still uses its original brick oven; Howard Beach resident Nick Sandals, who has worked at the pizzeria for 40-plus years, said that the oven is what makes its pizza stand out.

“I love that New Park Pizza doesn’t skimp on the sauce,” customer Lauren Eden, of Rego Park, said. Insider tip: Ask for a regular slice, well done. Trust us. (156-71 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach, 718-641-3082, newparkpizza.com)” data-id=”112789287″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/6622_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.12789287″/>
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